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Amos 2:12-16

12But ye gave the Nazaritesהַנְּזִרִ֖יםha.ne.zi.RimH5139wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196to drinkוַתַּשְׁק֥וּva.tash.KuH8248;and commandedצִוִּיתֶ֣םtzi.vi.TemH6680the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Prophesyתִּנָּבְאֽוּ׃ti.na.ve.'UH5012not.

13Behold, I am pressedמֵעִ֖יקme.'IkH5781under you, as a cartהָעֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699is pressedתָּעִיק֙ta.'IkH5781that isfullהַֽמְלֵאָ֥הham.le.'AhH4392of sheavesעָמִֽיר׃'a.MirH5995.

14Therefore the flightמָנוֹס֙ma.nOsH4498shall perishוְאָבַ֤דve.'a.VadH6from the swiftמִקָּ֔לmi.KalH7031,and the strongוְחָזָ֖קve.cha.ZakH2389shall not strengthenיְאַמֵּ֣ץye.'a.MetzH553his forceכֹּח֑וֹko.ChoH3581,neither shall the mightyוְגִבּ֖וֹרve.gi.BorH1368deliverיְמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.LetH4422himselfנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315:

15Neither shall he standיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975that handlethוְתֹפֵ֤שׂve.to.FesH8610the bowהַקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ha.Ke.shetH7198; and he that isswiftוְקַ֥לve.KalH7031of footבְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.LavH7272shall not deliverיְמַלֵּ֑טye.ma.LetH4422himself:neither shall he that ridethוְרֹכֵ֣בve.ro.KhevH7392the horseהַסּ֔וּסha.SusH5483deliverיְמַלֵּ֖טye.ma.LetH4422himselfנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.

16And he that iscourageousוְאַמִּ֥יץ לִבּ֖וֹve.'a.Mitz li.BoH3820 H533among the mightyבַּגִּבּוֹרִ֑יםba.gi.bo.RimH1368shall flee awayיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127nakedעָר֛וֹםa.RomH6174in that dayבַּיּוֹם־bai.yom-H3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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